Otay Ranch only won by two when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 30-point they dealt El Cajon Valley on Tuesday. The Otay Ranch Mustangs blew past the El Cajon Valley Braves, posting a 50-20 win. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Braves are ranked 217th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Otay Ranch to victory were Elisa Cruz and Serenity Salmond. Cruz went 6 for 11 en route to 18 points plus five rebounds and two steals, while Salmond scored seven points along with six rebounds and six steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Maleah Porch, who scored seven points plus seven rebounds and three steals.
Otay Ranch was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Despite the defeat, El Cajon Valley saw an underclassman step up: sophomore McKinley Morgan scored nine points in addition to five rebounds and two steals. Morgan has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kiyara Millice, who scored two points along with two steals.
Otay Ranch's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for El Cajon Valley, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Otay Ranch didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 59-31 win against Granite Hills on the 5th. El Cajon Valley has also already played their next contest (against Otay Ranch), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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